ancient Japanese martial arts
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
although I say; although one might say; although called
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
how much; how many; to what extent
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
it is I who should say so
both (people); the two of them
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)